The Silverado EV's Chief Engineer Shares All The Hidden Features You Didn't Know Existed!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
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Regardless of how u feel about EV vehicles, kudos to her for coming out speaking to TFL. It's not everyday chief engineers are brave enough to be put on the spot! 👏👍
This was a marketing spot with what she knew would be mostly softball questions. TFL is not going to make her look bad for fear of losing access to test vehicles.
I love this Lady. She knows her stuff. This is a hard sell. But she sells it!!
Its a "hard sell" only because of the hypocrite GOPers. She doesn't get to choose the price point. Tesla didn't break even for years but now the Big Oil Slaves want to chase the EVs out of the Free Market.
If I asked people what they wanted they'd have said faster horses - H. Ford
Read it & weep, troll boys....
Love these new EV trucks and all the new features,..including the mid gate on RST’s , frunk,..etc. …BUT I will never be able to justify 10-30 K vehicle cost and the charging problems on long road trips.
agreed! super interesting. for me the price and the looks are just not possible to overlook and the main reason id never buy one ever. even if i could afford it they look so ugly i cant get past it.
60 mile plugin hybrid would make much more sense now. If only 10k premium over gasoline model.
why be on the antique electric grid if you don't need to be? sounds foolish@@MrRaitzi
@@billw8476 plugin makes sense only if you drive short distances around town. They are great for it. Charge cheap home and drive silently short distances. However long distance heavy truck I don't see sense driving electric for now.
I’d much rather have an on/off button. I wouldn’t want it to turn on every time I need to get in to get something or load stuff. I want control!
Luckily, the button is the brake pedal. No problem getting in without turning it on.
The dash coming on is essentially no different than your current cars dome lights coming on when you open the door.
Will the software be as reliable as the TFL hummer.......or as reliable as the yellow colorado from this week. The Future is looking very positive! And its an electric built for towing. Im so happy about our forced unnatural progress future. This will be only positive.
It will be equally as reliable, yes.
The wef's agenda is indeed looking promising.
I look forward to seeing how this forced electric lifestyle benefits everyone and saves the planet!
I sense sarcasm,
Thanks to Nichole for bringing the truck and information.
Truck isn't for me but great interview regardless.
I look at these the way early Plasma TVs were. They were super expensive yet kind of sucked, but now 20 years later you can get a 74" flat screen with an amazing picture for like 1200 bucks. Eventually performance will go up and price will go down.
Do you have to hunt and/or wait for charging stations for your tv?
Were plasma tvs subsidized by the poor only for those who could afford these?. If it's progress (like the tv or the model T), then people will choose to buy it cause it's cheaper and better. Not because they ve already bought half involentarily through taxes).
Sorry, wrong. Plus, the government didn't mandate buying TV's like they are going to do with EV's.
@@Phuckseeds 100 years ago. You probably had to hunt around for a gas station too. But none of that is my point, my point is just that technology will get better and cheaper. If you want to compare it to cars, the first horseless carriages were objectively terrible, yet were hand built and cost about as much as a home at the time. A few decades later with advancement and technology and production methods they were cheap enough that the average worker could afford them.
@@nix4644 how am I wrong? The technology didn't get better and cheaper as it became more commonplace?
Good interview with Nicole, very informative. Looking forward for my turn for the reservation to turn into an order. Thanks Andre.
@@Travis12861 Yep transition from ICE to no excuse EV pick up works for me.
I just got one and I'm extremely impressed with it.
Pros: LOVE the STORAGE spaces, inside design is medicinal but more welcome, 10min charging is very welcome, and other touches but, Cons: The thing with small icons on at arm distance is that icons are difficult to find, press and then wait for something to happens.
buttons, especially for important things like, making sure that a electric only truck does turn off, is really important and should be mechanical like a button. Why? Its electric, AAA will not deliver you 10min of charge like they do 3 gallons of gas. Range anxiety comes to play here. Does the truck come with a lifetime of anti-anxiety pill??? Also, I don't have eagle eyes, don't know anyone who does, so why are the icons SOOO small???
The problem is the starting cost. $70k+ for a "work truck" does not sound attractive at all.
And THAT is a huge barrier for making EV's main stream. Along with a very lame charging infrastructure.
@@nix4644mainstream market isn’t requiring 450 miles of range either, so there’s no need for those people to be shopping at this trim level.
ehh 4X4 crew cab HD gasser starts at 53K and you need a shop to work on them and 5 mechanics $120K/ yr mechanics. plus parts inventory.
so buy 10 3WT $730,000 you get $75,000 back on taxes. so $655,000
or 10 6.6 gassers for $530,000
your mechanics alone cost you $600K per year (plus benefits, etc. so add 50% to that.)
Shop building another 120K-150K per year
you'll spend another$2,000 in oil ever 5,000 miles
plus your fuel bill. ~ $35,000 per 5k miles. (your guys idle the engines all day for teh CB radios)
plus you'll need a $7,000 honda generator that WILL get stolen regularly.
ORRR you just buy the EV
@@duramaxadventures5832 When it come to running a fleet there are a bunch of variables that us regular consumers does not really consider or even understand. You make a good point about the other costs.
Am I taking crazy pills? NOBODY CAN AFFORD THESE TRUCKS
If chevy took that body style, shrunk it down to maverick size, that would be a great little truck.
theres an idea! another idea ute size
maybe future colorado ev?
Come on on TFL i know you can do better. How many times are we going to talk to the same engineer in more than a year’s time about a vehicle that hasn’t even touch consumers hands yet? 3 times i bet one more.
How often does a chief product engineer appear in public to openly answer questions about the product one on one? Like very rarely. TFL was wise to get the interview.
Nice truck. An optional after market canopy ( hard or soft cover ) for the tray area could also be useful. That could convert it into a camper van.
This video is giving me anxiety, How she sweeps over EV s weak points as if its better than ICE for towing.
Ford has the best EV truck EVER because its practical, this thing is blankety impractical, way to heavy, it most likely will destroy tires. Way to expensive to be called a work truck.
The truck is like a loving wife - doesn’t care about your weight)
Chevy uses some of the cheapest plastics known to man and those practices have had an effect on build quality since the 1980's, you can thank Roger Smith for that. The Silverado EV is a continuance of that reality with cheap plastics despite a six figure price tag. I would rather eat the 100k in dollar bills than spend it on that Silverado EV disaster. American EV's are the absolute worst in the industry, its not even debatable.
Hahahaha a woman chief engineer. I wonder why so many newer vehicles are getting worse and worse. The fall will be really hard for most.
Sweet truck but, damn!!! almost 100k??!! I'm curious, does this truck have multiple batteries or one large battery? I thought someone told me that the hummer has multiple batteries, so I'm just curious.
What I don’t get is why is it this chief designer didn’t look at the history of the crazy cost to fix any damage to the rear quarters with this one piece side quarter design .. They rust hold water and cost 2 to 3x’s more than the separate bed design trucks. Someone should learn from that and see the consumers point of view. Poor judgement on Chevy designers!!!
I’ve been following your info on the EV Silverado and it’s super helpful. I take delivery of mine this week and I need to install a led light bar and strobes, as it will be my airport operations vehicle. I had specific questions if you had a chance to answer?
How many GM workers can afford one of these??
More than the average American consumer can
$32/hr average pay and they want a 40% increase and 32hr week....no fan of woke corporatist CEO s but I'm never buying a union vehicle again...commie on
The executives 😂
@NWI_Steel every single UAW worker can afford one, they are way over paid.
@@1FiftyOverland No, it's just the rest of us are underpaid.
we going to have 20 guys at the job site figuring out how the screens works and fat gingering everything.😆 Where are the big icons to use in 30*F cold weather with gloves? Make a real truck homedepot flower 💐 💐 lady. Still there is lots to Love about the truck, like the sub $45,000 price tag, still waiting for my. WT
I am wondering, how the battery will degrade after 100k mile??
Wonderful…..now why don’t you actually Start selling them to people? All this EV talk is garbage until you make them available and see how they work in the real world in the hands of real people. As an industry you all have failed miserably with trying to release EVs. The world is ready and waiting yet the manufacturing side has failed to deliver in a timely manner.
If it was designed by a man it wouldn't look like a soccer mom hybrid mini van , unfortunate because it could have been so much better
What are these car manufacturers doing? They can't keep up with parts for so many new cars and trucks and yet keep coming out with new models that they won't be able to fix when they break. Its like short term financial goals.
lot of BS there about pricing Tesla dropped its prices for their top line EVs about 20 to 30000 how about that
All this is irrelevant. There is not one on the road. Dealers have no clue when will it be available, I was told by GM that they don't know when it will be available
By the time it comes out, all this will be outdated and irrelevant
Im about to buy a kia and put a hitch on it. The hell with truck prices. Congrats to all you who can afford a $1k truck payment.
Great interview. Refreshing to see and hear from the the head engineer. Looking forward to learning how it does in the tests.
The interior is ugly! looks cheap, and not modern, can't beat over 700-mile range on my powerboost
So 80k base price with the big battery (tax credit) + Trail boss package is what price!?
except for the price great truck just goes to show what a woman can do if given the task
would have get this truck if wasnt broke
Air suspension sucks and I won't buy any truck with rear coil springs
they should do a 2door with a bench & no rear seats
Appreciate her taking so much time to talk to you guys about the technical bits.
Government Motors still has good design team. But for technology hell to the nooooo
Spend $80K+ to reduce emissions, no thanks
Nobody is asking you to spend $80k. Do you own a fleet?
@@G-Rated Does it matter? If a private contractor can't justify this expense, then the whole conversation around EVs for duty trucks is pointless.
😂 To reduce emissions!
The price is the only thing holding this back. With battery prices dropping is there anyway to get the price down.
Not when you are paying a union member 75$ an hour to assemble it...
I’m just not excited for this appliance truck.
almost need a degree to know how to operate everything in this thing jeez
So who doesn't love Nicole? I am glad she put this truck together. I got invited to order my Cybertruck. Nope. Going with a Silverado 3WT. Simple decision and Nicole put the nails into the Cybertruck coffin.
If it was designed like my current diesal silverado, this could actually replace my work truck.. meaning I need to replace the bed with a flat bed and the ability to put a 3" suspension lift.. unfortunately its designed like a grocery getter soccer on Saturdays mini van.. 😢
Still won’t buy electric cars they are terrible for the environment
My Xbox is built better and has better parts than this.
Hummer EV full offroad capability 😂😂😂😂😂
They should do one but with a hydrogen ice.
And another sales flop... they can't get electronics in Andres Colorado to work... so let's buy an all electric from them. Lmao
Lol what a embarrassment it must have been for the "Chief engineer" when Andres must have brought it up
@@vivekkaushik9508 100% 🤣
They seem to make better ev software then ICE software
Dash is just boring and for that price.
Another terrible interior brought to you by GM.
GM says range is their advantage yet still dont offer a 50 gallon tank in their HD trucks
As someone who despises the WEF and the globalist agenda but drives a gas Sierra, I sympathize with your plight for a larger diesel tank!
Clearly referring to their fully electric ULTIUM platform, since this is in reference to a Chevrolet Silverado EV. It’s a shame that needed to be said.
@@G-Rated sadly this has to be said. No shit they are talking about EV's, they don't care about ICE because it doesn't help their ESG rating.
It sounds to me to get the 3WT, not the 4WT.
GM (or somebody) would do great to calculate range while towing INCLUDING hills (which gives u regen on downhills). All the inputs are there. Google Maps bicycle mode gives elevation. As soon as the truck comes to highway speed then drag can be calculated. It knows where the charging stations are so it can suggest you stop, or not. This simple math (almost) eliminates range anxiety, but it is more than anyone really wants to do on the back of a napkin.
These trucks are so bad at towing that they don't want you to know...
@@richfarfugnuven6308Not like you're doing the world a favor by talking them down. Most of that Eeyore noise comes straight from Big Oil, and they are laughing at you for repeating it. And most people never pull a big trailer very far, so they don't know about the range anxiety of finding a diesel station that you can pull that trailer through.
@ejt3708 No, it comes from someone with 3 diesel trucks that tows all of the time. Did you watch their Lightning video where they only got 80 miles of range? It wasn't a very heavy trailer, either. I love electric cars. They just need time to develop solid state batteries before towing can become an option...
I must take out a mortgage to buy one.
GM can't seem to do anything correct lately. Pass.
What do you mean?
I replaced my fleet 2 Years ago with crew cab 3500 diesel chevy trucks, 2 of them have passed 100k miles already with no issues..
When will mid-gate released?
Stop calling it a truck please
i have key anxiety with this truck
Andre, please ask the Chief Engineer what the structural differences are between the WT and the RST..
I would like to get the WT. But need a mid-gate.
I'm thinking I cut out the portion below the rear glass. Or take the glass out also.
And put a topper on the bed and use it to sleep in.
Also ask if they can extend from 60 minutes to 6 hours the extended on period.
Thanks...
Hey Nicole, have they started development of the painted surface being a constant charging source. Actually making the vehicle totally off grid?
I heard about the range of this truck on another channel. I'm not a fan of EVs, but this truck is impressive !
Seems like they should just put a push to start button instead of using the the screen. I guess I’m getting old
Great interview on the Silverado EV Andre’. Can’t wait for the Gauntlet Test videos. 👍🤞
Nobody Wants It
Wish they bring this Avalanche body back with an internal combustion engine or make as a hybrid.
This engineer is amazing. She knows everything about this car. Intelligent, confident, charismatic. Damn.
She's the chief engineer it's her baby
$80,000 bare bones work truck tax not included 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No thanks ...
This is the best silverado ev video yet. Extremely informative
When I’m tow and I’m on a trip, I tow about 300 miles with my RV that is 10k. I hit a gas station for about 25 mins and back on the road for another 300. When the EV’s can get there and when they have the infrastructure and 20 min full battery charge, let me know.
I will personally inform you.. 😂
@@matthewprather7386 I appreciate that. I look forward to hearing from you in 10 to 15 years.
Andrew and case just tested it, they did 232 miles towing 6500 lb cargo trailer. With the 350kw chargers, it would take about an hour to charge to 100%. 80% would probably take 35 ish minutes and you could go 180 miles. We're getting very close to that. Unless you tow commercially all the time, I'd that very usable for the average consumer.
@@mattlimberg5763 I agree but I’m asking for an actual RV of decent size. My Toy Hauler is NOT one of the big ones but tops out at 13,990ibs. I would love to see if they can get good mileage out of something like that. It’s a trailer trailer TH so it would set up the same.
Junk
I love the shifter position and being smaller.
Ford engineers would never do this..😜
why is the steering wheel twitching so much?
i dont like that dash with the square screens
That's an expensive "work truck" lol. Out of touch is the words that come to mind. Do they think nichol is the average customer for a work truck? 🤔
So did they buy this truck?
That rear seat is as big as the previous gen Tundra!
I am thinking of Landscapers use electric leaf blowers, lawn mowers, saws, all that. No gasoline/natural gas generator that weighs 300lbs in the bed.
na gas blowers , chainsaw, lawn mower
only letric is drill
Get an 80k truck to mow lawns 😂.. makes sense 🤪
I would want a finger pin, print scanner or key to start the truck. If someone steal your keys, seems like a security risk.
I'm getting the GMC
Why do EV makers always do the range and power math for perfect weather and flat roads? That’s no where in this country and it’s becoming false advertising at this point. Just give people the lower number from the average in all terrains and weather they are expected to use and a perfect environment number. Like a “hey you can get 300 mi, but the truck has the potential for 390 in great conditions.”
That's already how it works. The Hummer EV is officially rated 329 miles but owners are getting up to 400 miles.
ICE trucks do the same thing. My Ecodiesel is supposed to get 28mpg. I only got that with stock tires on flat roads going 65 max.
My Escalade is supposed to get 13mpg city/18mpg hwy but it gets 8mpg city/12mpg hwy and that's with just me driving it. It's definitely frustrating.
That is called marketing
Only for 99,999.99
Nice truck
Yay another truck the common working man can't afford to buy! But it can be yours for an affordable starting price of 80000 ( base model) and 98000 decently equipped!
No thanks I'll stick with my gas engine or the hybrid f150 is actually me affordable ( used) then this! And has better range
Perfect a soccer mom in charge of designing the Silverado EV …. Makes perfect sense
Same thing I said , everything about it is impressive, if it looked like my 2022 silverado, it would be a contender... but here we are .. womp womp
dont waste your money on government intiative, buy a V8 and tell your government we have right to own V8s
Wasnt the WT suppose to be a 40k truck?
This isn’t the base WT.. Though to your point, I imagine the base WT when it comes out will be more than expensive thank $40k.
That's never happening. Or maybe they literally sell 25 at that price before the dealers get their mitts on it.
The new standard for EV trucks is 50k minimum. I don't see that changing unless the cyber truck starts a price war. And I don't see that happening, because the base models fly off the shelves at current prices.
They should create a system that would maintain a suitable temperature when the driver leaves the car in case they leave a baby or pet in the vehicle. There should be a reminder when the door opens or before it's closed that there's a baby or pet on board.
There should also be a radar or sonar system to detect animals, potholes, or any dangerous object that u could potentially hit that can't be seen immediately.
ok, so andre hops out to grab coffee after turning truck on...and someone hops in without fob....can they drive off?
I wonder how is the repairability on this car. People are not talking enough about cost of ownership as it pertains to repairability, like say I want to source my own parts and do my own work?
ehh 4X4 crew cab HD gasser starts at 53K and you need a shop to work on them and 5 $120K/ yr mechanics. plus parts inventory.
so buy 10 3WT ev's $730,000 you get $75,000 back on taxes. so $655,000
or 10 6.6 gassers for $530,000 (a $125K savings.... buttt)
your mechanics alone cost you $600K per year (plus benefits, etc. so add 20% to that.)
Shop building another $120K-150K per year
you'll spend another $2,000 in oil every 5,000 miles
plus your fuel bill. ~ $35,000 per 5k miles. (your guys idle the engines all day for the CB radios)
plus you'll need a $7,000 honda generator that WILL get stolen regularly.
ORRR you just buy the EV
You’ll still need the generator to keep it charged while away from civilization, and we’ll as during the winter months. And yes, the generator will likely still get stolen
Should be easy maintenance vehicle..no oil plugs wires coolant..let's see how long the Electric motors lasts
What cools/warms the batteries.. coolant does, it has a Radiator and hose.. no oil tho
Not a work truck it would be useless for that.
Oh great, another thing that's "smarter" than I are am....
Past time for you to get smarter! 😂
EVs are a pipe dream with current technology
They should make a removable diesel power pack option that sits in the bed that can optionally charge the truck on the move for range extension. Basically a removable hybrid capability.
In addition because this is a work truck the power pack could be used as a remote power bank for lighting, heavy tools and welding, transfer pumps, emergency generator etc while still allowing the truck itself to be used onsite by itself. End of the day you load up your diesel pack and go home.
Why? My company gas Ram 1500 wont go 450miles on a tank.
Defeats the point of an ev…TO NOT POLLUTE AND STINK.